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John Barker

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Features

What makes a great driver's car? Breaking down the elements of our favourite performance cars

What we actually need for a great drive is less, not more, as we reveal what makes for a brilliant driving car by the experts that know best

20 Mar 2021

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Lotus

Lotus E-R9 design study revealed

Lotus design has given us a glimpse into what it wants the electric racing car of the future to be

16 Feb 2021

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Toyota Supra

Toyota Supra 2.0 2021 review – a tempting 718 Cayman alternative?

Does Toyota’s new four-cylinder Supra have the edge on its heavier, more expensive six-cylinder sibling?

9 Feb 2021

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Best car tyres: evo performance tyre test

This year we put the most popular 19-inch performance tyre, the 235/35 R19, through evo’s uniquely demanding test regime

30 Nov 2020

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Technology

Synthetic fuels explained: is there such a thing as carbon neutral petrol?

Could carbon-neutral synthetic fuels save the internal combustion engine and safeguard the future of the cars we love?

18 Nov 2020

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Features

What’s the future of the performance car? – evo Blueprint

With electrification upon us, we ask the experts if there’s still hope for characterful powertrains in an electric car world

17 Nov 2020

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Ferrari

Ferrari Testarossa review, history and specs: TR generations driven back-to-back

One of the most dramatic of all Ferraris, yet also one of the biggest sellers. We drive all three variants and reassess the phenomenon that is the Tes…

6 Oct 2020

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Ferrari

Ferrari Roma 2020 review – a new take on the Italian GT

Direct, engaging handling and superb ride quality, plus strong performance: the sharp-suited Roma nails its GT brief

5 Aug 2020

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Audi R8

Audi R8 V10 RWD 2020 review – the full-time follow up to the RWS

Entry-level R8 is rear-drive and a bit lighter, but ultimately proves no sportier or more engaging than the quattro V10

24 Jul 2020

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Car handling explained: the past, present and future

Two decades after evo first quizzed the automotive industry’s leading engineers about what makes a great-handling car, we ask the question today to se…

23 Jul 2020

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Toyota

Toyota Corolla AE86: review, history, prices and specs

Cult cartoon star, choice of drifting legends, and a rear-driver of considerable repute in its own right. More than 35 years after its launch, can the…

5 Jul 2020

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Features

Electric performance cars: will an EV ever really deliver?

The electric performance car is here to stay, so we weigh up the pros and cons of what might evo cars of the future

7 Jun 2020

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Lotus Elise convertible

Lotus Elise S1: review, specs and buying guide

Values of the original Elise are on the move, so if you’re after one don’t hang about. Let evo’s guide help you identify your perfect Lotus lightweigh…

10 May 2020

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Features

Litchfield: behind the scenes at the famous car tuner

From importing Imprezas to creating a 2000bhp Nissan GT-R, Iain Litchfield talks to evo about his company’s 21-year journey to the position of one of …

8 May 2020

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Ferrari

Ferrari F8 Tributo review – still want that McLaren 720S?

Replacement for the 488 GTB gets the Pista’s 710bhp V8, plus some trick chassis upgrades

3 Sep 2019

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Features

Hyundai i30 N vs Ford Fiesta ST - rally-derived hot hatches go head-to-head

The closest showroom cars you can get to present-day WRC contenders are Hyundai’s i30 N and Ford’s Fiesta ST. Which of these hot hatches better transf…

2 Sep 2019

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Features

Porsche 968 Club Sport - behind the wheel of an icon

Not all track-leaning Porsche specials are 911s. 25 years ago, the unloved entry-level 968 was transformed with a Club Sport makeover

8 Jun 2019

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Features

Driver modes - do they offer genuine benefits?

More and more cars now come with driver modes. But do they offer genuine benefits, or is it all just marketing hype?

20 Jan 2019

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Porsche 911 GT3

Porsche 911 GT3 vs Lotus Evora GT430

Is the fastest, most expensive road-going Lotus to come out of Hethel enough to oust the mighty Porsche 911 GT3 from its lofty perch?

10 Sep 2018

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Vauxhall VXR8 coupe

Vauxhall VXR8 GTS-R vs Lotus Carlton

Vauxhall's final, brilliant VXR8 GTS-R celebrated the end of the Aussie muscle car, can it still learn anything from its great granddad?

3 Sep 2018